Handy Connectors for DIY Tepees or Bamboo Trellises

Set of 8 clever connectors let you easily create a variety of garden structures

Each one fits up to six bamboo canes or other stakes from 1/4" to 1" in diameter

Long-lasting and reusable

Each of these ingenious, daisy-shaped connectors let you easily gather up to six bamboo canes into a trellis tepee or other structure. Made from silicone and rubber with six holes, they stretch and flex to hold bamboo canes from 1/4" to 1" in diameter. They can be used to form right angles and a-frame trellises to support climbers like pole beans, cucumbers, and morning glories. And they're much easier to use than trying to tie with lashing or twine. The connectors will hold structures securely all season long and can be reused year after year. In addition to bamboo, they can also be used with twigs, stakes, and copper or plastic pipe, too.

I've never been good at lashing or making teepee supports for vining plants. These connectors are super easy to work with and adaptable. I've created teepees for beans and used them as horizontal supports for peppers. I've been able to use the twigs and sticks in my yard for vege supports instead of buying cages. These connectors with bamboo supports make my garden more attractive and expansion of the supports will be easier as the garden grows. Very happy with this purchase.

6 of the first 10 I used (with Gardener's bamboo stakes) split within 2 days. Tried re-attaching using an alternate hole - every one split. Either the holes are too small or the material is too brittle.

I used the product to construct a large (8-10 foot tall) and smaller (4-6 foot tall) garden tepee for scarlet runner beans and sweet peas. Construction was a no-brainer, you simply insert bamboo canes into the connectors and space them around the perimeter of your planting area; that's all there is to it.

Not recommended for bamboo canes more than 1 inch in diameter as holes on the outer side of the connector tend to tear when stretched over larger canes. When that happened, I simply doubled over another connector and put it on top of the damaged connector.

I used this at the top of a play tent made with 1/2" PVC pipe for poles. Much easier than drilling holes and stringing leather shoelace. It also allows for adjusting the angle of the poles when needed. Looking forward to using in the garden next summer.

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